Enrollment
353
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623022969
WEST DALLAS J H
2940 SINGLETON BLVD, DALLAS, TX 75212 · (972) 925-3700 · Dallas County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
344 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
WEST DALLAS J H→DR L G PINKSTON SR H S
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About WEST DALLAS J H
WEST DALLAS J H is a low-enrollment middle school in DALLAS, Texas, part of DALLAS ISD. The school works with 353 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 45% smaller than the state mean of about 643.
DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; WEST DALLAS J H is among them.
Looking at the student body, WEST DALLAS J H lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 35% Black. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, WEST DALLAS J H has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting WEST DALLAS J H higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 97% of students at WEST DALLAS J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WEST DALLAS J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.3%; this one delivers 22.3%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Dallas County) records that median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. WEST DALLAS J H is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).
Nearest neighbor: DRC CAMPUS, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WEST DALLAS J H.
The school occupies an urban site.
On this page, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS ISD
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
- MOISES E MOLINA H SHigh · 2,006 students
- WOODROW WILSON H SHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 2,972 students
- OAK CLIFF FAITH FAMILY ACADEMYCombined · 2,670 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- DRC CAMPUS0.4 mi · 8
- P A S S LEARNING CTR0.4 mi · 1
- JUVENILE JUSTICE AEP0.4 mi · 5
- DALLAS CO SCHOOL FOR ACCELERATED LRNG0.4 mi · 5
- P A S S LEARNING CTR0.4 mi · 11
- PASS LEARNING CTR0.4 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About WEST DALLAS J HWhat is the total enrollment at WEST DALLAS J H?
WEST DALLAS J H enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does WEST DALLAS J H serve?
WEST DALLAS J H serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEST DALLAS J H?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEST DALLAS J H is approximately 16.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WEST DALLAS J H?
At WEST DALLAS J H, the student body is approximately 1% White, 63% Hispanic, 35% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is WEST DALLAS J H public or private?
WEST DALLAS J H is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
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